Where does “haldan” come from?

haldan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic haldaną, from Proto-Indo-European kel- — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.

haldan (Proto-West Germanic): to hold; to keep

Definitions

  1. to hold; to keep

Ancestry of “haldan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichaldanąto hold, to keep
2Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet

Words derived from “haldan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haldaną →